Anwar - Shabery Debate : A Lesson
I watched the debate between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Shabery Cheek last night. People crowded at the cafe and it was the big crowd i ever seen (at the cafe)
The debate entitled “Hari ini membentuk kerajaan, esok turun harga minyak” (“Today we form the Government, tomorrow the fuel prices will go down) is a big chance for me to watch the rarely seen live debate on tv, since i had watched a lot of debate contest between students and last night, it was a ‘real’ debate.
The debate is so interesting and i love to watch both debaters backing their points with facts and sometimes, humour.
So what? :mean:
it was a lesson 
I’ll not write about political issues here 
cause the political scene is.. uh. you know that. who’s right? and who’s wrong? uh. don’t want to talk about that 
This entry is related to syam’s recent post at aeropama.com, however this entry is based on my perception and understanding.
There’s something new that i got last night - how the ‘real’ debaters speak.
yeah, i never watch real debates like this. even ‘debat perdana’ didn’t attractive for me because sometime i feel it bias. last night’s debate was 50-50 (or 60-40, or whatever, i don’t know)
well, i got some points from the debate on how the debaters speak:
1. Confident & Right posture
This is the most important thing that i realized from the starting point of the debate. Both of them were so confident and for me, this is basic thing that i must have to speak in front of the people. You need a right posture because it’ll help you to speak confidently. Stand with confident, take a look at the audience and then start to give your points. Be confident, and you’ll get a audience claps :clap:
2. Smooth speech & Punctual
The second point that i’d noticed was both debaters speak smoothly without ‘aaa..aaa’ or ‘er… er..’ or whatever. The points had been given clearly and i think the audiences can understand what they were talking about. Don’t also forget that you’ll not speak until the end of the session. Your time is limited so use it wisely. Simple notes might help you. Use suitable words if you don’t have enough time like “okay, we continue this later” or etc.
3. Have strong facts
Have a good voice or presentation style is not enough. You must have strong facts or you are dead meat :beatup: . Obviously, the facts given helped both debaters backing their points and i think strong facts can make a person speak confidently because once you get a wrong fact, the rest of your speech will be considered as rubbish by the audience. No one gonna believe you. So, never bluffing the audiences with the wrong facts.
4. Humor sense
This is also an important thing because if you talk straightly in a serious manner without any humor sense, the audience will get bored with your speech. However, make sure it is an ethical humor and suitable with what are you talking about. Don’t make you audiences sleepy. Try to get their attention and responds. However - don’t make too much jokes because you are not a part-time clown on the stage :clown:
5. Body language
This is the special characteristic that i’d noticed from Anwar Ibrahim. his hands were never stopped moving and his body was moving lively along with his speech. body language is not only for your speech, it’s also a way to respond. if you watched the debate last night, you can see how anwar ibrahim responded to shabry’s points (shabry liked to attack anwar’s personality and history rather than spoke about the issue. i don’t know why)
okay. end of the speech. but wait, there’s another important point.
6 .Respect & Ethical
This is also an important point that you must remember. People will not judging you only from your speech, but also from your attitude. Don’t forget to respect your opponent (if you’re debating) after the debate has ended. I was so impressive watching anwar and shabery shaking their hands and smiling towards each other at the end of the debate. my point is, show your respect to the others :hugs: . and do what you speak. your words are your promises to yourselves.
well, it’s easy to say something, gossiping or even chatting with your friends, but when it comes to speak in front of the audiences, you have to be serious about it.
i’m not a motivator. i just write what i got from last night’s debate.
oh, i’m gonna practice what i’d got.
last night’s debate. i love it. it was a lesson 
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Extremist Thinker on July 16th, 2008
#2 point xsampai
#3 guna plugin ape sampai leh tayang semua emoticon. leh tahu x?
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alone on July 16th, 2008
2-rasanya. tapi sekurang2nya boleh amik cara diorang bepidato :batting:
3-oh. mudah
just upload file gambar emoticon yang kau inginkan ke ‘/public_html/wp-includes/images/smilies’ dan kemudian edit functions.php. suma emoticon yang kau masukkan kodnya dalam functions.php akan aktif dan boleh digunakan. cuba download functions.php, buka dan kau akan faham. good luck 
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syam on July 16th, 2008
1. kau sebenarnya boleh buat mcm2 gaya ucapan kalau kau ikut gaya pemidato lain. kalau kau mahu buat ucapan yang gempak, kau tiru body posture anwar ibrahim. kalau kau mahu ucapan yang lembut tapi tajam di dalamnya, kau tiru cara Mahatma Gandhi berucap. Rajin2 tgk gaya ucapan pemimpin tersohor… Ada sesuatu yg kau boleh belajar dari situ.
2. Humor
Tak semua org boleh selitkan humor dalam ucapan. Mungkin bagi kau itu lawak, tp tak semua pendengar kau rasa itu lawak. jadi lebih baik kau elakkan kalau kau buka secara semulajadi org yang tahu melawak. Kau hanya nmpk bodoh di hdpn pendengar.
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alone on July 16th, 2008
2.hm. ya. aku setuju. apatah lagi jikalau lawak itu lawak bodoh a.k.a lawak tak jadi. itu sangat menjatuhkan kredibiliti. sebenarnya ia memang berlaku ketika debat semalam.. tapi.. xmengapalah.. rasanya siapa yang menonton mesti tahu tentang hal itu :giggle:
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mizzamy on July 16th, 2008
rugi la tak tengok, sibuk nak layan Sindarela punya pasal la nie. :giggle: ~
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mizzamy on July 16th, 2008
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alone on July 16th, 2008
pasal anwar kena arrested.. hm.. no comment
Sindarela? ehe.. (selalu tengok iklannya tapi xsempat layan) :giggle:
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alone on July 16th, 2008
thanks kak
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shila on July 16th, 2008
Anyway, nice entry here.the way you presented this articles..it was very justify to each party…well done!
It realy was a lesson….for the rest of us!
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alone on July 17th, 2008
yea, i prefer not to touch the political issues because i might include some sensitive points if i try to discuss about that.
i prefer to think naturally (50-50) and watch how they speak and backing their points because you know, the soft skills are important when we’re moving into professionals’ world.
yea.. it’s a lesson for us
digest it
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zanurul on July 17th, 2008
ohh.xpe2..youtube ade…
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alone on July 17th, 2008
yup. youtube ada.. hehe :tongue:
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ain on July 17th, 2008
1.go anwar go! hehe. even sblum nie x berapa setuju dgn anwar. tp lepas tgk debate dia. he is more profesional and very confident.
isi2 debate anwar lebih kepada fakta bukan auta. bukannye emosional mcm shabery yang banyak menyentuh peribadi dan sejarah2 lama anwar.
maybe shabery got no much point to debate kot.
2. sgt setuju dgn 6point yang alone nyatakan. sempat gak kire “aaaa” dari anwar. dalam mase sejam. ade 6 aaa saje.
gud.. kalo dlm quater master ade di ajar mcm mana cara tuk bercakap depan org ramai. diajar dan diberi latihan how to communicate with people with proper communication.
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ain on July 17th, 2008
1.go anwar go! hehe. even sblum nie x berapa setuju dgn anwar. tp lepas tgk debate dia. he is more profesional and very confident.
isi2 debate anwar lebih kepada fakta bukan auta. bukannye emosional mcm shabery yang banyak menyentuh peribadi dan sejarah2 lama anwar.
maybe shabery got no much point to debate kot.
2. sgt setuju dgn 6point yang alone nyatakan. sempat gak kire “aaaa” dari anwar. dalam mase sejam. ade 6 aaa saje.
gud.. kalo dlm quater master ade di ajar mcm mana cara tuk bercakap depan org ramai. diajar dan diberi latihan how to communicate with people with proper communication.
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kangaq on July 17th, 2008
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alone on July 17th, 2008
1. yup. he looks more professional & confident.
yup. setuju juga. anwar lebih memilih untuk berbicara mengenai isu yang didebatkan.
saya tidak bercakap soal politik, ini mengenai kredibiliti seorang pendebat yang ada pada anwar ibrahim.
ya. 6 points tersebut adalah dari pemerhatian saya ketika menonton debat tersebut (secara langsung. hehe
) mungkin ada yang melihat perkara yang berbeza. ini bergantung atas persepsi dan pandangan anda yang menonton debate tersebut.
‘how to communicate with people with proper communication.’ saya sedang berusaha ke arah itu
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alone on July 17th, 2008
but some people said it just “fun” but means nothing :beatup:
whatever. it depends on your own opinion and thoughts
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ita on July 17th, 2008
For me lah kan, that Menteri is not DSAI punya lawan, hes so kayu :loser: dan tidak, i repeat TIDAK professional. Sorry!
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alone on July 18th, 2008
i see the debate from the power-of-speech and credibility aspect
i think i agree with you
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ambsmart on July 30th, 2008
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alone on July 30th, 2008
saya rasa rakyat dapat menilai hasil debat tersebut
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Macy on October 29th, 2008
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